I picked the black and white materials because I wanted a more masculine tone..... I even found one with fish on it. Milton has a fish; he says he's not home long enough to take good care of a dog. I found one with bicycles on it; Milton is an avid cyclist. I found a LOT of different fabrics with music notes, saxaphones, keyboards; he is a real "blues" fan. Hence the blue/black accent fabric sprinkled throughout his quilt.
I wanted to make him a special label to commemorate such a great occasion. I took some of the blue/black print and fused it onto Steam-A-Seam.... and drew the NA symbol on it.
I cut that out..... and set it aside.
I got "Emma" (my embroidery machine) involved.... and used her to embroider some things on a piece of black fabric.
I then fused the symbol on the embroidered fabric, and applique stitched around the NA symbol.
This was then stitched onto the back of his quilt.
And I have a FO to post for February!
:)
6 comments:
{{{Bowing}}} I am very impressed. That looks great!
Something tells me this will become a cherished gift. He is blessed in many ways, not the least of which is such a special friend.
What an awesome gift to commemorate his wonderful accomplishment. My husband has 4+ years sobriety and is very active in AA. Let me tell you, for me, every day of sobriety has been a gift from God! I showed him your quilt and he thought it was wonderful. He does leatherwork and has made several "Big Book" covers in leather with the AA triangle in a circle tooled on the cover with AA between them. It's his own design and is very popular with his AA buds.
Also, I love the decorative stitch you put in the binding. That is way cool! I might just have to borrow that idea. Did you use your walking foot for that?
Happy quilting,
Susan
http://www.susanintexas.blogspot.com
WOW !!! Gorgeous !
This is going to be a cherished gift. The quilt is beautiful.
Your creativity and your skills are awesome, sis! I know that will be a quilt that is treasured! I know Milton means a great deal to ya'll...and I am sure that you mean a lot to him, too! Here's hoping for many more years!!
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